Clueless Gun Op-Ed

You can read the fisking of this article at Ravenwood's Universe.

This guy is a complete moron.

Reading the gun's specs proved to be more than intimidating; it was downright scary. According to the product's website, the M82A1 "easily fires the largest commercially available cartridge in the world, the .50 caliber." The weapon doesn't just fire .50 caliber cartridges like a few other weapons, but does so with ease. What sets it apart from other .50 caliber rifles is the fact that it is not bolt action, but semiautomatic with a ten round clip. Instead of having to manually discharge the empty cartridge then load the next, you can snap off ten shots as fast as you can pull the trigger. Ten rounds at a buck from any .50 caliber rifle will leave hunters with very little to mount. I also learned that the gun has an effective range of over 2,000 yards. Hunters generally shoot at targets 150-200 yards away, so accuracy over ten times that distance is understandable, right? No, it really isn't, especially with a weapon so powerful. Unless the gun was designed for hunters planning on shooting game from over a mile away and then walking 15 minutes to go retrieve it, this weapon could not have been made for hunting.

Beyond the wetting his pants because the gun is "scary," I just find it hard to believe that he would even remotely try to logic the Barrett as a hunting rifle. I'd think that the 33.8 pound weight would make it clear that this isn't a hunting rifle for anyone but the most monstrous of individuals. Why he goes toward that discussion is pretty telling. (sarcasm)Obviously no one could have any other reason to own a gun than for hunting. (/sarcasm)

Nothing like having someone who thinks one should only own something if the need it. Don't need lots of things in life, but that doesn't mean I can't own and use them.